A woman who police say was drunk when she crashed her vehicle into a tree was upgraded to serious condition Monday, Fort Wayne police said. Just before 8:30 p.m.A Warsaw man was arrested on charges he robbed a drugstore Monday night after police said his brother ratted him out for stealing his pickup.
David E. Buell, 30, walked into the Walgreens at 2400 E. Center St. in Warsaw about 9:45 p.m. with a shotgun and demanded the painkiller Oxycontin. He fled in a red pickup that Buell’s brother had reported stolen less than a half-hour before, police said.
Buell’s brother called police shortly after the robbery to report that Buell had returned to the home from where the truck was stolen. When officers arrived, Buell fled on foot. When officers arrested him, they found the stolen medication as well as shotgun shells. The shotgun was recovered from the pickup, police said.
He was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on charges of armed robbery and theft.
Suspects sought in Taco Bell robbery
Fort Wayne police are investigating an armed robbery at a Taco Bell.
The robbery occurred about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Taco Bell at 5321 S. Anthony Blvd.
A police dog attempted to track the robbers, but the trail ended behind a nearby carwash.
Officers searched the area for suspects, but were unable to find any, according to a police report.
